Meta plans to lay down a $10 billion subsea fiber optic cable
The "mother of all submarine cables" will traverse three oceans
Australia bans under-16s from using social media – platforms criticize decision
Other countries have expressed interest in following suit
Tech companies race to build AI superclusters with 100,000+ GPUs in high-stakes competition
Engineering challenges aside, it's unclear whether these investments will pay off
Thieves steal $1.5 million worth of Oculus VR headsets, $900K in Microsoft goods during truck heists
And sold it to someone in Florida for a fraction of the price
Australia plans sweeping social media ban for children under 16
There will be no exemptions for parental consent
Lawsuit alleges harmful content on TikTok contributed to deaths of two teens
Families claim TikTok's algorithm promoted harmful content
Big Tech doubles down on AI, $200 billion gamble raises concerns on Wall Street
ROI? Who said anything about ROI?
You can now save your contacts directly to WhatsApp
WhatsApp is making changes so you can now save contacts directly to your WhatsApp account, independent of the phone's contact book. This could simplify phone migration and backups as well as messaging contact management to an extent.
Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers
Meta scrapped its facial recognition tech in 2021
The Zero Click Internet
The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything.
More tech industry layoffs: Intel cuts over 2,000 US jobs, Meta downsizes across multiple units
Intel Oregon is the hardest hit, with layoffs also affecting offices in Texas, Arizona, and California
Meta Quest 3S launches to positive reviews at $299
The Meta Quest 3S is a "lite" version of the Quest 3, offering solid performance, color passthrough, and a strong app library for $299, though battery life could be better.
Meta showcases 'Movie Gen' to create short video from text prompts – no training, skills, or fancy equipment required
The new technology could be available via Instagram as early as next year
Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Jeff Bezos as world's second-richest person as Meta shares hit all-time high
The 21,000 people who lost their jobs must be pleased
Europe fines Meta $106 million for storing user passwords in plaintext
Meta has been fined a number of times for violating the GDPR
"Goodbye Meta AI" message is a hoax, yet hundreds of thousands have fallen for it
When will people learn?
"This is a big deal": Jensen Huang tries out Meta's new Orion AR glasses
Tech-filled spectacles
Meta Quest 3S launches in October for $300, Quest 2 and Quest Pro discontinued
Meta's cheapest VR headset ever
Meta to enable WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability with iMessage, Telegram, and more in the EU
Reactions, message replies, and read receipts are part of the package
Mark Zuckerberg surpasses Jensen Huang in year-to-date wealth growth following Nvidia share price drop
Huang is still up by $50.2 billion this year
The Story of Rendition: A Pioneer in 3D Graphics
30+ years ago, PC gamers could choose GPUs from over 10 different makers. The story of Rendition is a fascinating tale of engineering brilliance and lost opportunities from the golden age of graphics. Plus, some easter egg content about TechSpot's history and how it all relates.
Facebook partner admits to eavesdropping on conversations via phone mics for ad targeting
"We know what you're thinking. Is this even legal?"
A hot potato: For almost as long as we've had smartphones, there has been the belief that they surreptitiously listen to our spoken conversations to serve us targeted ads; most people have experienced seeing an ad on Facebook for something they were recently talking about. It's always been claimed that this type of privacy invasion doesn't happen. However, a marketing agency, whose clients included Facebook and Google, has admitted to using an "Active Listening" feature that eavesdrops on conversations via phone mics to gather data.
Cloud giants keep spending on AI, while traditional IT markets lag behind
Big Tech AI investments are growing, but things could change soon
VFusion3D is a new generative AI designed to create 3D models from a single image
Developed to overcome the scarcity of 3D data for training a traditional AI algorithm
